Road scenes from Lumbini to Chitwan.....a 3+ hour drive!!!!
Scenes from the Color or Holi Festival......a very fun time!!!
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Say Kaka, pull over and let me get some pics
Uh oh
Can you see the mischief in her eyes......yikes!!!
I've been "colored" by some giggling women!!!!
Kaka belly laughed for the rest of the day!!!
Kathy was much quicker and got her car window up in time!!
Lunch and tea at roadside restaurant
The very nice lady who served us
Across the street where her family lived
We went through several blocked roads.....some just having fun, some wanting a small donation.....Kaka alwasy paid and just accpted the payment in good cheer!!
Our room at the Jungle Safari Resort
Town of Sauraha
Marijuana growing wild.....but, illegal to smoke!!
Local Tharu lady picking leaves and marijuana for her sick goat!!
Typical Tharu house with a playful 5 year old!
Privately owned elephant and her baby
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Rice stalks.....one of their favorite foods
The elephant keepers family making Kuchi, a favorite treat
Our first view of the National Park
Crocidile
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Our first Rhino citing in Chitwan....yep, rhino butt!!!
Hornbills
Government breeding center
Note the long tusks are cut to prevent interference.....in the wild the elephant will file down the tusks to a sharp point
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A bga of Kuchi treats
Walking home the water buffalo
Kaka's car got a painted hand print.....haha!!
Our first night's dinner.....chicken sizzler.....yummers!!!
Local Tharu cultural dance
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The Peacock walked to Kathy and gave her a rose!!!
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Yep, that's Kathy doing the local dance......they were quite enamored with Kathy!!!
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Two of the dancers with Kathy
Early in the morning on our open air jeep safari
We saw many spotted deer throughout the day
Our first Peacock sighting.....there were to be so many more!!!
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Male bison.....a rare sighting for Chitwan
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Green bee eater
Female bison
Rhino
Rhino
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Stork condo
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Wild boar
Rhino skeleton
Wild boar
Rhino.....sometimes hard to spot in the elephant grass
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Maybe 3-4 tons....4th largest animal!!!
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He just came out on the road and posed and then went back in!!!
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We saw many crocidile
Crested Serpent Eagle with his head turned
Rhino cooling off......where we had lunch
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Say fella this is my lake
Hmmm......I'm bigger so what you going to do about it
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OK...we can share.....let's not create a scene in front of the tourists...ok mate!!!
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Not sure.....maybe Kite or Hawk
Stork condo!!!
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Common Langur monkey
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Typcial river bank scene.....but no tigers:(((
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More rhino!!!
More Peacocks
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Crested Serpent Eagle
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Croc
Elephant getting a drink
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Elephants carrying logs
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Ruddy Shelduck
A set fire to clear the bush and encourage new grass to grow
Wild boar
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Getting ready for our elephant ride
Try getting 4 large humans in that wooden box.....like sardines.....painful
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A liesurely stroll through a beautiful forest
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Another Crested Serpent Eagle
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Elephants getting a drink and crossing a river
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Laxmi our elephant and Asok the driver
Kathy, Laxmi and Kaka
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Elephant bathing and tourist splashing
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Lunch.....spring rolls...quiet good!!
Kathy on our canoe ride
Crocs
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Our canoe with another couple getting off
Wild bull elephant charging small water buffalo herd
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Bull at the breeding center
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elephants getting a Kuchi treat
The Bull hanging around
The bull elephant deciding to leave
Two playful babies
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That's our tree house for the night
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The top floor.....the best bed yet of our trip!!!
How many crocidile can you count.....maybe 9!!!!
Scene from our room!!!
More Ruddy Shelbacks
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Sptted deer
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Peacock dancing.....a male dancing for a femaile!!!
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The backside feathers are gorgeous too!!
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Morning.....dawn is breaking
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Sunrise
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Kathy and Burma, our guide and host for the past 3 days
John, Kathy and Burma
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